RCDs

The private rented sector (PRS) has grown significantly, with millions of people relying on it. Rob Shepherd explores the importance of electrical safety in these homes and how electrical contractors can prevent hazards and ensure regulatory compliance. The PRS has become one of the defining elements of the modern housing landscape. According to the English Housing […]

As part of InstallerELECTRIC’s highly informative seminar sessions at this year’s InstallerSHOW, industry experts from Hager highlighted the need for the correct use of residual current devices (RCDs) in heat pump applications. As visitors to InstallerSHOW will have seen, air and ground source heat pumps are becoming an increasingly popular solution for energy efficient heating […]

Residual current devices (RCDs) play a crucial and often underappreciated role in protecting people in their homes. InstallerELECTRIC examines why, despite their proven lifesaving abilities, a concerning lack of public awareness poses ongoing risks. Research published by NICEIC has found that 46% of the 2,000 UK adults it recently surveyed do not know what an […]